Where does “ampumatasa” come from?

ampumatasa (Finnish) comes from Finnish ampua, from Proto-Finnic ampudak, from Proto-Finno-Permic ampɜ-.

ampumatasa (Finnish): firing line line of shooters

Definitions

  1. firing line line of shooters

Ancestry of “ampumatasa”, step by step

ampumatasa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ampua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishampuaTo shoot
2Proto-Finnicampudakto shoot
3Proto-Finno-Permicampɜ-—

via Finnish tasa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtasaof equal height; of the same level
2Proto-Finnictasaeven
3Proto-Uralictaśaeven
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ampɜ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ampudak →Every word from Finnish ampua →